Marquee Moon was not an album of its time. Its time still hasn’t quite arrived. By 1977, Television had spent years in New York’s downtown rock scene, where Tom Miller and Richard Meyers reinvented themselves as Tom Verlaine and Richard Hell. With Richard Lloyd on guitar and Billy Ficca on drums,...
safety
Large rolls are scattered around train tracks in DeKalb County after a train smashed into the truck carrying them on Thursday morning. Decatur fire officials say the train collided with an 18-wheeler at North McDonough Street and Howard Avenue. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for...
News
One person is dead after a shooting with deputies early Thursday morning. The Douglas County Coroner’s Office confirms they were called out to a shooting on Conners Road just after 12:45 a.m. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says deputies were called to the home where they fou...
safety
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two teenagers were shot and killed in Lawrenceville on Wednesday night, according to Gwinnett County police. The suspect, 19-year-old Alexander Canela-Panchi, has been arrested. He faces two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated ass...
government
Just days after making Georgia history, Attorney General-elect Tanya Miller is already preparing for her first days in office. Miller became the first woman elected attorney general in Georgia history Tuesday, defeating Republican Brian Strickland with about 55% of the vote. In a...
safety
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Emergency personnel have carried out dozens of rescues across Fannin County after heavy rain and flooding hit the region overnight, according to officials. McCaysville Police Chief Michael Earley said the water in some downtown areas was 6 to 7...
News
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says eight more people have been charged in a mass shooting that killed two people and injured 44 more. The GBI and Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy held a news conference and confirmed they executed search warrants in three counties on Thursda...
safety
Atlanta police took wanted robbery suspect Javonte Avery into custody on Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW after deploying a Taser during a foot chase.
schools
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The AJC Varsity Football Playoffs Special starts this week on Atlanta News First. The show, featuring Dawg Nation’s Brandon Adams, will focus on the high school football playoffs and how the GHSA PSR ranking will shape the brackets this post se...
safety
A swollen Cherry Log Creek in Gilmer County caused damage and threatened homes overnight. Up the road a few miles, in Blue Ridge, water rushing down a hillside threatened a neighborhood’s water supply. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Bryan ...
schools
A Cobb County teacher who has spent more than two decades helping children discover a love of reading got a surprise of her own on Thursday. Dr. Shawndella Roberts, a seventh-grade reading teacher at Lindley Middle School, was surprised by school and state education leaders who r...
parks
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Legendary comedy powerhouse and award-winning actress Mo’Nique is bringing non-stop laughter to metro Atlanta this weekend. The iconic performer, renowned for her trailblazing run with The Queens of Comedy, her unforgettable television role as Nikki Park...
business
Organizations across metro Atlanta have launched Opportunity Rising , an initiative designed to help working families improve their economic standing and achieve financial stability. The effort follows a 2024 Harvard University study that ranked the Atlanta region last out of 50 ...
